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DATE OF EM ACTION: 28/02/1916 Ireland Colliery, Staveley, Derbyshire.
Very little is known about the life of stallman, Edward Nurse, other than the actions which led to the award of the Edward Medal at Ireland Colliery, Staveley, Derbyshire on 28th February 1916.
EM CITATION:
A fall of roof trapped John William Fieldsend. The five men named above, immediately began opening a passage through the fall to reach Fieldsend. The roof they worked under was unstable and the danger of another fall was feared. There was only room for one man to work at the front of the passage, and the men took it in turns to perform this task. The four men behind the the front man, lined up one behind the other, passing material out of the passage. Temporary supports were set as they advanced. After approximately three hours another fall closed the three yard passage. The rescuers escaped without injury. The five men renewed their task and managed to reach Fieldsend. Whilst trying to free him from under some timber a third fall blocked about four yards of the passage and displaced some of the timber they had set. Eventually, after ten hours Fieldsend was liberated.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
Acknowledgement:
Dix Noonan Webb – Image of Nurse’s Edward Medal.